‘Your body really aches’: Detox remains a struggle with lack of facility in Alberni | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

‘Your body really aches’: Detox remains a struggle with lack of facility in Alberni | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

‘Your body really aches’: Detox remains a struggle with lack of facility in Alberni Eric Plummer Fri, 09/19/2025 - 16:54 Port Alberni, BC Despite being the urban hub for a region with the highest fatal overdose rate on Vancouver Island, there are no detox beds in Port Alberni. This summer the BC Coroners Service released data on drug overdose deaths for the first half of 2025, numbers that put the Alberni-Clayoquot local health area fourth in th…